conform
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While the AI revolution is bound to produce winners and losers, that doesn’t necessarily mean it must conform to the “boom-bust” cycles of the past, or for that matter, any historical pattern at all.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
It said India's construction of hydroelectric projects on the Indus and associated rivers had to conform to the 1960 treaty.
From Barron's β Aug. 31, 2026
And, most importantly, as a washed-up hipster living in central Brooklyn, I am surrounded by fans of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur—two teams I also know nothing about—and I simply refuse to conform to that coalition.
From Slate β Aug. 28, 2026
Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.
From BBC β Aug. 28, 2026
It was just another way in which she was a rebel, refusing to conform to ideas about what black people did and didn’t do.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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A Janus Henderson spokesperson says its presentation of performance conforms with Securities and Exchange Commission rules that require all funds to compare their performance to a “broad-based index.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
The bill has already had to be redrafted to take account of questions raised by the Council of State, the body which previews draft legislation to ensure it conforms with French and European law.
From BBC β Jan. 26, 2026
This allowed the works to be safeguarded until the museum could reopen "in a modern format that conforms to international standards", she added.
From Barron's β Dec. 31, 2025
He expects loyalty—and advice that conforms to the advice he wants to hear.
From Slate β Feb. 24, 2025
But I do feel like every second we spend standing these inches apart is one that I must impress upon my mind until my entire memory conforms to its shape.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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When researchers applied a small electrical potential, the cornea gradually softened and conformed to the shape of the lens.
From Science Daily β May 28, 2026
A BLS spokeswoman said that its approach to Thursday’s report conformed with the agency’s longstanding plans for handling missing data, consistent with international standards.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 18, 2025
Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.
From Slate β Aug. 13, 2025
Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.
From Los Angeles Times β May 22, 2025
They conformed to nothing except what was essential to their being able to live in their world.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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The author recalls an interview he did with the herpetologist: Despite this account not conforming to reality, “everything Wells was telling me made perfect sense,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
But if you qualify for a conforming loan, you may save on fees by going to a bank.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 23, 2026
But then "people started conforming to behave in ways that would not show racism. That doesn't mean that it's now absent", she adds.
From BBC β Apr. 24, 2026
The trick was to be taken seriously as a professional without appearing to care about conforming to a standard and certainly without showing that one actually cared.
From Salon β Jan. 17, 2026
As we walked rapidly along I abruptly resented the bell and my West Point stride and hurrying and conforming.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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